Nieman Foundation’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

Thanks to all who attended our 75th anniversary weekend and made it such a tremendous success.

Watch videos of Saturday sessions below, including LBJ biographer Robert Caro, NF ’66, discussing his life’s work with The Washington Post‘s Anne Hull, NF ’95; The 90-Minute Nieman, a lightning-round in which seven leading thinkers from Harvard and MIT present provocative ideas; Jane Mayer of The New Yorker, speaking about her work after receiving the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence; and Innovations in Storytelling, a panel discussion with digital trendsetters who are creating new technology and techniques for presenting narrative journalism online.

To learn much more about the Nieman Foundation’s history, its fellows, and its benefactor, Agnes Wahl Nieman, read Nieman Reports’ special 75th anniversary issue.

Seven big thinkers from Harvard and MIT present their big ideas. Featuring Jill Lepore, William Julius Wilson, Katie Hinde, Ethan Zuckerman, Sheila Jasanoff, Nicco Mele, and Nancy F. Koehn.

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The Washington Post’s Anne Hull, NF ’95, in conversation with LBJ biographer Robert Caro, NF ’66

Introduction by John Harwood, NF ’90, Nieman Advisory Board chair

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Bill Kovach, NF '89, Nieman Curator 1990-2000 and chair of the I.F. Stone Medal Advisory Committee, presents the 2013 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence to investigative journalist Jane Mayer of the New Yorker.

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Journalists from different organizations come together to highlight new technology and techniques for presenting narrative journalism online. Featuring Elise Hu, technology and culture reporter at NPR; Douglas McGray, editor-in-chief of Pop-Up Magazine; Kara Oehler, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Zeega; and Joe Sexton, senior editor at ProPublica. Moderated by Dorothy Wickenden, NF '89, executive editor of The New Yorker, and introduced by Tim Golden, NF '96.

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